(2) Texas vs (3) Kansas State | 2024 Big 12 Tournament: Semifinals | 3.11.24
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- Опубликовано: 11 мар 2024
- KANSAS CITY, Mo. - March 11th, 2024
Tied 61-61 with 1:29 to play Shay Holle knocked down a 3-pointer and added another bucket to give Texas a 66-61 lead which the Longhorns carried on to a 71-64 victory over Kansas State on Monday in the semifinal of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship.
The Longhorns (29-4) had five players score in double figures in the game. Freshman Madison Booker led Texas with 17 points and Aaliyah Moore added 14 points and eight rebounds. Holle scored 11 points and Shaylee Gonzales and DeYona Gaston each recorded 10 points. Gaston pulled down eight rebounds.
The Longhorns shot 51.7 percent from the field in the first half and led 38-30 at the halftime break. Going into the fourth period Texas held a 51-44 lead, but the Wildcats took a 57-55 lead with four minutes to play.
Booker made a basket on the next possession to tie the game 57-57. Kansas State with get a pair of free-throws to go up 59-57, but Texas answered again with a Gaston jumper to tie it 59-59.
At 61-61 Holle took a pass from Moore and knocked it down to give Texas a 64-61 lead. Moments later on an inbounds play Gonzales found a wide open Holle for a layup to put Texas up 66-61 with 35 seconds to play. The Longhorns held on for the 71-64 victory.
Texas will take on Iowa State tomorrow at 8:00 p.m. CT on ESPN2 for the championship.
Postgame Notes
• With the win Texas improves to 29-4 on the season. The Longhorns have won 11 of their last 12 games.
• Madison Booker led Texas with 17 points as she scored in double figures for the 22nd straight game.
• Booker moved into fourth on the Longhorns all-time freshman scoring list and now has 533 points for the season. Booker has 157 assists, which ranks third on the all-time freshman assist list.
• Texas limited Kansas State to 3-of-11 from 3-point range (27.3 percent).
• Texas outrebounded Kansas State and have outrebounded their opponent in 28 of 33 games this season.
• The Longhorns got 15 points from their bench players. Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda scored five points and Gaston scored 10 off the bench.
• Moore scored in double figures for the 16th time this season and her third straight game.
• Texas limited All-American Ayoka Lee to seven points in the second half. 
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Kansas st did not go down without a fight, neither did Texas. Great game❤
Gritty game in the 2nd half. Love that we took on the challenge of defending Lee better as the game went on. HOOK 'EM!!!
This is Gamecock country.
Most annoying fanbase by far.
@@90sHillythat’s Texas. Gamecocks forever!
@@Sydney12997 I seriously beg to differ I never see Texas fans being annoyingly unhinged 😭 we talking wbb or something else?
@@90sHilly should of seen them when they lost to Washington in football.